/**
 * Copyright (c) 2009 Teoti Graphix, LLC See:
 *     http://tkarchitecture.teotigraphix.org
 * 
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
 * obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation
 * files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without
 * restriction, including without limitation the rights to use,
 * copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
 * Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following
 * conditions:
 * 
 * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
 * included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 * 
 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
 * EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES
 * OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND
 * NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT
 * HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
 * WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
 * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
 * OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 * 
 * @author Michael Schmalle mschmalle@teotigraphix.com
 */
package org.teotigraphix.dx.interfaces
{

import mx.styles.CSSStyleDeclaration;
import mx.styles.IStyleClient;

/**
 * The <code>IStyleBindingManager</code> allows styles to be set on the Component
 * using <code>setStyle()</code> and updated on the Component, Behavior
 * Skin and Layout.
 * 
 * <p>A Component style updates properties that have been declared a style binding
 * by the [StyleBinding] metadata tag.</p>
 * 
 * @author Michael Schmalle
 * @copyright Teoti Graphix, LLC
 * @date 11-19-08
 */
public interface IStyleBindingManager
{
	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
	//
	//  Methods
	//
	//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
		
	/**
	 * Initializes the target with all of it's style properties it has declared
	 * with the [StyleBinding] metadata tag.
	 * 
	 * @param target The target of the style property update. This instance will
	 * have inline properties called with updated style values of the source
	 * instance.
	 * @param source The source for the queried style values that will be set
	 * on the target inline.
	 * 
	 * @see org.teotigraphix.dx.manager.meta.StyleBindingInfo
	 */
	function initialize(target:Object, source:IStyleClient = null):void;
	
	/**
	 * Updates the style binding for the style named style.
	 * 
	 * <p>If the source property is null, the target will be used
	 * for it's own property update values.</p>
	 * 
	 * @param style A string indicating the style to update on the target.
	 * @param target The target of the style property update. This instance will
	 * have inline properties called with updated style values of the source
	 * instance.
	 * @param source The source for the queried style values that will be set
	 * on the target inline.
	 */
	function updateStyle(style:String, target:Object, source:IStyleClient = null):void;
	
	/**
	 * Creates a type selector if undefined otherwise returns the
	 * selector's <code>CSSStyleDeclaration</code> instance.
	 * 
	 * @param selectorName A string indicating which type selector 
	 * to create or query.
	 * @param defaultFactory A function that will be used as a default factory.
	 * @return A <code>CSSStyleDeclaration</code> instance already registered with
	 * the StyleManager.
	 */
//	function createSelector(selectorName:String, defaultFactory:Function):CSSStyleDeclaration;
}
}